toxicology

[ tok-si-kol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the science dealing with the effects, antidotes, detection, etc., of poisons.

toxicology

/ ˌtɒksɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌtɒksɪˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of science concerned with poisons, their nature, effects, and antidotes

toxicology

/ tŏk′sĭ-kŏl′ə-jē /

1. The scientific study of poisons, of their effects and detection, and of the treatment of poisoning.

Derived Forms

• toxicological, adjective
• ˌtoxicoˈlogically, adverb
• ˌtoxiˈcologist, noun

Other Words From

• tox·i·co·log·i·cal [tok-si-k, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], toxi·co·logic adjective
• toxi·co·logi·cal·ly adverb
• toxi·colo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of toxicology¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; toxico- + -logy

Example Sentences

He also vowed to release more information but said, in the words of the newspaper, “there was a chance there might not have been a toxicology test taken.”

From Voice of San Diego

A toxicology report prepared by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Raleigh obtained by The Daily Beast also revealed no drugs found in his system or any evidence of previous substance abuse.

From The Daily Beast

A toxicology report showed five drugs in his system, including a sleep aid and two painkillers, one of them an opioid.

From Washington Post

Woods would have been subject to a toxicology report at the hospital where his injuries were treated, but the department did not seek a warrant for the report.

From Washington Post

Using a list of banned or restricted ingredients used in other countries with tougher regulations on beauty products, as well as ingredients flagged by toxicology groups, the website lets you see up close and personal what’s inside of your products.

From Popular-Science

His autopsy was inconclusive and toxicology tests are pending.

From The Daily Beast

Results of the autopsy weren't available yet and a toxicology report is not expected for six to eight weeks.

From The Daily Beast

Toxicology reports and the fact that she was doing handstands at the hotel pool indicated the opposite.

From The Daily Beast

Several toxicology reports later determined Atencio had no drugs in his system.

From The Daily Beast

The toxicology tests found no drugs or alcohol in her blood.

From The Daily Beast

During this intimacy she attained a dangerous knowledge of toxicology.

From Project Gutenberg

Matthieu Joseph Bonaventura Orfila must be considered the father of modern toxicology.

From Project Gutenberg

Undoubtedly the most complete work on Toxicology in our language.

From Project Gutenberg

In point of fact, he did learn to avoid them; and such evidence implied, as has been said, an elementary knowledge of toxicology.

From Project Gutenberg

The poisons of rafflesia, muscarine, and orsere are introduced in his fictions; somewhere he devotes an essay to toxicology.

From Project Gutenberg